petit four

[pet-ee fawr, fohr, puh-tee foor]

noun

plural

petits fours, petit fours 

1. a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.

petit four

/ pəti fur, ˈpɛtɪ ˈfɔː /

noun

1. any of various very small rich sweet cakes and biscuits, usually decorated with fancy icing, marzipan, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of petit four¹

1880–85; < French: literally, small oven

Word History and Origins

Origin of petit four¹

French, literally: little oven

Example Sentences

Room4Dessert takes diners on a journey through three different rooms — and its garden where Goldfarb and crew collect many of the ingredients for its five snack courses — five dessert courses and five petit fours.

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Then Ella dragged Brigit to the Conjure Creole Creamery, where attendants pulled levers making decadent concretes and malted mischief milkshakes full of pralines and petit fours and pieces of pecan pie.

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“Well, we’re not the dress-up types,” I said, picking up another sugary petit four and biting into it to stop myself from defending Mamá’s honor to the point of being rude to our hostess.

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Gone were the petit fours and open bar and light-projected logos for sponsor Stella Artois.

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A tray of petit fours draws dinner to a sweet conclusion, but the best finish is a stroll around the expansive terrace outside.

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